As a consequence of the problems with Photobucket and for easier sorting of the big variety of my models I now split up my models into different treads depending on the origin of the custom in question.

Here we have the Middle Eastern customs tread, starting of with ATA and Iran Air MD-80.

A long time without any update in these treads. Have had a very busy fall of last year, so have not been too good at keeping these treads up to date. However, hoping that 2018 will turn out better, I’ll start this year with some new models from last fall.

A6-EOJ, Delivered to Emirates in June 2015 62nd Airbus A380 to the airline. Seen here featuring the new Dubai 2020 Expo logo.

A6-EOK, Delivered to Emirates in July 2015 63nd Airbus A380 to the airline.

YK-AZA, 17-year-old Airbus A340-312, originally delivered to Cathay Pacific in January 2001 with registration B-HXL. In 2011, she entered service with SriLankan Airlines as 4R-ADG and flew here until August 2015. After some transferees and sales between 2015 and 2017, she was finally able to arrive with her new owner, Syrian Arab Airlines in February 2017.

UR-CNK, a 25-year-old Airbus A320-211 delivered to Air Canada on June 22nd, 1993 with registration C-FNNA. She has since then operated with Air Comet with registration EC-KBM from February 2007 until 2010, Israir as 4X-ABH in 2010, SmartLynx as YL-LCH from 2010 until 2015 and leased to numerous airlines during this time. In March 2015 she was delivered to Dart as UR-CNK, was leased to Zagros Air the same year. She was in June 2016 fully taken up by Zagros Air as EP-ZAU.

EP-APA, the oldest Airbus A340-300 in commercial service, this is the second Airbus A340 ever built and was originally a testbed and demo aircraft for Airbus with registration F-WWAS from February 1992. In May 1997, she was delivered to Virgin Atlantic, registered G-VHOL and named “Jetstreamer”. She was sold to Iran Aseman Airlines in January 2012, registered EP-APA and received the name “Persian Gulf” still fitted with the Virgin Atlantic interior.

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SunExpress Boeing 737-800

TC-SOG, First flight in April 2017, and delivered May 9th to SunExpress.